Amelia's POV

We went to the hospital and up the elevator to the emergency ICU. There I saw Brandon and Leo sitting beside dad. Dad looked pale and very old, his hair had grayed a lot in the last few years making him look at least twenty years older. I couldn't recognize him, he had changed so much. His eyes were closed and his face contorted with pain. His brain stroke had left one side of his entire body paralyzed as also his facial muscles. Mom told me that he couldn't speak due to the severity of the stroke and paralysis. For the first time in my life, I felt...